I would think the position of her body, hands, legs, laying face up or down, would be a huge clue. If she was tossed in the trunk there would be no signs she struggled during strangulation. She may have been tied up, making it less difficult to strangle her in the trunk.
We don't even know yet who killed her.
I agree with you Vlpate and RANCH police have to cross their t and dot their i ( My Late Grandparents quote) to make sure the investigation and charges are upheld in Court we don't know what weapon or the place where HB life was sadly taken.
But I had a few thoughts which is just my opinion ran them past my partner ( whose eyes got slightly wide and just nodded okay) been watching the thread over Christmas Holidays,unable to comment as my i pad is wonky could read but not write.
We have returned from 10 hour car trip, with children (there and back) to see family over the holidays so writing this I hope can make sense as so tired but wanted to catch up . Some ideas have come from flashback of incident I read about years ago and my Grandparents talk (when I was an adult)
It has been stated HB had died to strangulation from an object unknown.
Okay, is it possible that HB was restrained with an object around her neck so not to move or escaped, she was warned not to move ie in the car or else where the place was,( I don't know what the law is to the situation) HB could have been left alone and moved/ panic being unaware of the danger,(the person could be bluffing) thus was strangled.
In the person responsible for tying the object around HB neck would see them self not to blame her death, it could be what the police are trying to get evidence on. Would this still be called Murder?
I brought this up as many year ago, in Sydney,Australia parents came home to find their teenage daughter with a bomb strapped to her body, she stayed still for so many hours before and after.
The bomb was a fake.
It was was debated among my friends ,workplace even local theater group I apart of, debated," would we had moved or stayed still.
I knew and met a person back in the 1980's just after I left High School, during High School Muck Up Week who had been restrained with an object around her neck it took over four years, countless operations to restore left side of her face. So people have done this to restrain other people
The other thought is which my partner did bring up to me is that MF did restrain HB, walked away knowing this would cause her death
, but you need the evidence to prove it and how.
The silver car still being at the house which has been stated not moved at the time or tested, is HB was only just been recently place in there, the black car may have not been the murder car so police still putting pieces together, where did HB sadly died? IMOO.
The strange thing is that call to the services regarding a baby in the house that needed a Welfare Check, yet Margot was in good health not harmed. I get the feeling and in my own opinion it is possible to be HB Landlord's Mother who has made it clear she never liked her did this for personal reasons not knowing the baby was not MF.
The apartment where HB and SC lived . I feel it was MF who did that not HB . I think when HB went down to the car with little Margot that she did have her bag and house keys on her, and HB car was locked. What happened to them to get into the car I don't know,Was HB drugged which affected her so she would remain in car wait on test results. MF was setting up SC for the crime so she took the bag the keys, unocked the car, took bag and car keys upstairs left them there with door wide open.
(I put this to my partner how door open etc......partner replied , first thought the spouse did it, it looked too suss)
These my thoughts hopefully we will have more answers soon. Now with court hearing delay I am wander are there going to be more twists and turns for the police. It seemed MF has been under the radar for quite awhile with addresses and lifestyle.
It has been a sad Christmas for HB and SC families also a New Year for time. I hope time will heal some of the pain.
I and my very understanding Partner would like to wish Tricia and fellow Wedsleuths A Happy New Year and New Decade
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